| Show THE INDIAN Qu QUESTION estron EsTfON i COL cor mines MILEs ali victory ov over er the nek nei 3 ez perces forces was ac dearly dearis a ris won TWO tuo com r mis cloned of ficera killed and four wounded twenty two noncom non com officer boffl cen cea and privates killed and tind forty two wounded pounded besides sides beveral several indian allies make maken a bad had show showing ingi particularly when ills 1118 his whole eom com commard numbered only two hundred and fifty agal agai against hist fist se verileen indians indiana killed nind and forty wounded the honor honorof of the success belongs to col miles and his troops gen geu poward toward as usual lagging behind and not reaching the of tili ties till they were over the quest question lon ion 1 I now what will be done with joseph Joseh ls As he is only a sava savage bavage ge 11 it is to be supposed that ae he will be savagely treated if he were a white chief fighting for his rights his land his home and the lawful possessions of his people he would be counted a hero but bat as he is an indian and not supposed to have any rights which white men are bound to respect it would not b be at t all surprising if the halter w was wad his doom when the causes cause of the nez perces outbreak are fully disclosed it will be found that the wrongs were commenced by the whites these indian other tribes have been robbed by the government agents and their theW reservation has lids been intruded upon by settlers who have squatted upon their lands and thus violated the terms of the treaty made with the nez perces who have been a friendly tribe with a n noble oble character at the episcopalian general convention at boston last thursday thursdays the nez perces war was discussed rind tind it was conceded that chief joseph was in the right in the present difficulties the outrage j on his bis hi tribe were detailed and many eminent men end endorsed ored the vi views cwg of hon amos 0 barstow who spoke in defence of the indians it has cost the country far more in dollars which effra to be je the ruling consideration to say of the jives lives that that have been lost to chastise chese hese hostiles bo ho stiles into submission than would have been expended in protecting the red men in their right sand ihus thus avoiding any outbreak the trouble in the black hills was caused by white intrusion upon lands guaranteed to the indians if it was not indian land why were the first prospectors forcibly expelled from the black hills by united states troops when can ibbe said the savages were the first ag aggress gresson orha orfa all the tho hostilities that have ever spread terror and consternation on the frontiers gront front fers jera and been disfigured by horrible cruelties cruel ties and devilish outrages have in the first place originated in income some bome over ovel overt abo ael wel t or disregard of treaty obligations on the part of the superior race 2 t there Is As trouble at the tiie white earth reservation among the chi chip p of minnesota and the whites whiter have been in fear and trembling bilia giest gleat lest those hitherto peaceful indians indiana should start on the war path the difficulty originated as usual with the padg pale faces A catholic priest and an episcopalian missionary each of whom have met with some bome success among the bhe red men became jea louft of bac each 11 ethers influence and the catholic has been ejected from the reservation tion I 1 the government agents supporting the protestant protestants who is of their rown koWn own falth faith the priest was defended by some of the indians with deadly Ve weapons apons and adonil a company of soldiers had to iii bo b sent to th the scene escene of the tumult it is to behold be hoped that theal the wil wll be 0 no o bloodshed bilt but if therm there 1 is i s 2 christian bigotry kotry IA white pot oi red d deviltry are fo to r ba aa blamed f qa a cilo ciro cj for r til the P i evil that follows I 1 the primary cause caule of tiie the difficulties with the a aborigines or ivines is the failure to treat them as its beings having lia ila human in an rights ri hits fits when they the y ame are robbed and spoiled applied and j plundered sundered Iun lun dered and cheated and contracts and treaties made knade with them are totally disregarded what wonders wonder Js it that they are roused to retaliation their heir cruelties cruel ties are inhuman and their sin nin action when gon pon rolled by toy the spirit of war wr are dera dern demoniac olac n but they cannot be be expected to display the tche virtues of Chrit christians lans ians nor to understand tinder der stand the courtesies of civilized warfare when their barbarities are im staled by y their and ana goal scalping ping and mutilation ti and ana horrible raven raveD revenge gebre geare are resorted to to by their pale faced antagonists them th true indian policy was dis cussed at it the convention above referred to we will give one or two of the resolutions adopted and it will be seen they are in accord with the mormon sentiment 4 and nd practice on thia this important question which arm are so much denounced by inhuman rather see seb therod the red man exterminated d tha n reclaimed and civilized gIndl indians ans are men not much dif fering ing from others with the same wants and governed by the same impulses ad other men cat t is 19 certainly more economical to feed indians thin than to night fight them as aswell eli eil ell A as 9 mord more humane humano anit and christian and the reservation system Is 1 accepted asa as a temporary expedient in preparing them for self seif support but great care should be taken that feeding be not continued too long and the reservation should terminate before it becomes a hindrance to citizenship 0 when life and pro property ert art are thus protected and the indians indiana take the first step towards civilization they should find all obstacles removed removed to their acquisition of real estate by homestead or preemption pre emption that by reaching the condition of self support they may take their place among the people who constitute our american nation to successfully accomplish the objects herein enumerate enumerated dj to civilize to enlighten and eind bring the indiana indians up to the highest anci and best style of nihil manhood hood we regard the teachings of our lord and savior jesus T SUS christ as indispensable and z the he prosecution of the missionary work among the indians as imperative s president brigham young is the author of the saying it is cheaper to feed the indians than to fight them and the mormon policy has been to treat the red people as men and women and to assist them as far as possible but when they were clearly in the wrong to make chastisement no childs pla pia play but make them respect power if they did not appreciate kindness and so far as the indians of these thebe valleys are concerned if the elders of this church are unmolested in their efforts to christianize and civilize the degraded Lama nitey there need be no fear that the whites of these regions will ever be molested by them let the oppression p ress blon alon r robbery and inhumanity of the pale faces pease and it will not be long before the depredations ions lons of the re red dekins skins will be very few and far between |
